# Accident 19920625022259A: Piper J3C65, Ocean City, MD, June 25, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1992, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ocean City, MD
- Airport: Ocean City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3503° N, 75.1298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3503&lon=-75.1298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88522, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper J3C-65 (registry code 7100510, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3C65
- Reported engine: CONT C858
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,444 total, 350 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920625022259A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT WING STRUCK PARKED AIRCRAFT WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF. J3 THEN PIVOTED INTO ITS PROP. AIRCRAFT BLIND FORWARD

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA132), Jun 25, 1992: Piper J-3 (N88522), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOK OUT FOR OBJECTS WHILE TAXING.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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